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69And Helaman feared lest by so doing, they should lose their souls; Therefore, all those which had entered into this covenant were compelled to behold their brethren wade through their afflictions in their dangerous circumstances at this time.70But behold, it came to pass they had many sons which had not entered into a covenant that they would not take their weapons of war to defend themselves against their enemies;71Therefore, they did assemble themselves together at this time as many as were able to take up arms, And they called themselves Nephites;72And they entered into a covenant to fight for the liberty of the Nephites, yea, to protect the land unto the laying down of their lives;73Yea, even they covenanted that they never would give up their liberty, but they would fight in all cases to protect the Nephites and themselves from bondage.74 Now behold, there were two thousand of those young men which entered into this covenant and took their weapons of war to defend their country.75And now behold, as they never had hitherto been a disadvantage to the Nephites, they became now at this period of time also a great support, For they took their weapons of war and they would that Helaman should be their leader;76And they were all young men, And they were exceeding valiant for courage, and also for strength and activity; But behold, this was not all- They were men which were true at all times in whatsoever thing they were entrusted,77Yea, they were men of truth and soberness, For they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk uprightly before Him.78And now it came to pass that Helaman did march at the head of his two thousand stripling soldiers to the support of the people in the borders of the land on the south by the West Sea.79And thus ended the twenty and eighth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, etc.